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Search and Keep Me
O Christ, Surround Me

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1 God, be the love to search and keep me; God, be the prayer to
2 Bind to my - self the Name of Ho - ly, great cloud of wit - ness -
3 Bright - ness of sun and glow of moon - light, flash - ing of light - ning,
4 Walk - ing be - hind to hem my jour - ney, go - ing a - head to
5 Christ in the eyes of all who see me, Christ in the ears that

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move my voice; God, be the strength to now up - hold me:
es en - fold; proph - ets, a - pos - tles, an - gels wit - ness:
strength of wind, depth of the sea to soil of plan - et:
light my way, and from be - neath, a - bove, and all ways:
hear my voice, Christ in the hearts of all who know me:

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O Christ, sur - round me; O Christ, sur - round me.

This hymn is a 21st-century adaptation of the traditional Celtic prayer style known as a lorica (Latin for
“armor” or “breastplate”). Many such petitions for God’s presence and protection were never written down,
but this one is based on an example attributed to St. Patrick.
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TEXT and MUSIC: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, 2004 GREEN TYLER
Text and Music © 2004 This Here Music, Worldmaking.net 9.8.9.5.5

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